Tie-pressing device.



S. D. BUTTERWORTH.

TIE PRESSING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.8 19|5.

atented Aug. 29, 1916.

sanunn nnurrn'nwonrn, or LSING, MICHIGAN.

' 'JLIE-JPRESSING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters fatent.

Patented Aug. 2%, i916.

Application filed November a, 1915. Serial No. 60,172.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL D. BUTTER-- woman, ,a citizen of the United States, residing at Lansing; county'of Ingham, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Tie-Pressing Devices, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accom anying drawings, which form a part this specification.

This invention relates to a portable tie pressing device, comprising a pair 'of connectedwings, each of which is shaped to fit one end of the tie and expand and stretch it.

lln the drawings,Figure 1 is a view of the device. ,Fig. 2 shows the device in use on a tie.

][t is a very common fault for ties to become baggy and wrinkled and they should be pressed quite frequently. This, however, is an operation that the average man would not care to'perform and unless he has someone to care for his ties they soon get out of order. Another very common fault in. a mans four-in-hand tie is the tendency. of the padding in the tie to 'crumple up and bunch I in some one place to the annoyance of the wearer of the tie, These objections l[ have foun'dcan be very simply eliminated by a very simple apparatus such as l[ have shown in the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 shows a palr of tapered flat wings connected by a chain. One of these wings is larger than the other; the large wing is intenddto be thrust intothe large end of the tie the small wing is intended to be thrust the tie is made of material that will not beharmed by moisture, sprinkling Willhelp the pressing operation.

The chain serves two purposes. It serves to connect the two wings together to make them handy to'handle, and it also pairs the proper two .,w ings togethe-rjfor any particu-' lar designo tie. Inasmuch as there may be several sizes ties and it is more suitable to have difierent sized wings, it is eminently If this operation is perdesirable that these wings be paired together so that'the proper members of each pair can always be kept from confusiomf The wings may be made of any suitable metal, such as tin, aluminum or the like. What I claim is: v

A tie pressing device, comprising a pair of tapered wings, one larger than the other, the larger one being designed for stretching the large end ofthe tie and the smaller wing being designed for stretching the small end of the tie-by thrusting the same in the tie ends, and a flexible linear member for connecting the two tape ed wings together.

In-testimony whereof, I sign this specification. I

'SEL D. BUTTERWORTH. 

